Repair or Replace? [Was: Repairing Timex]

From: Adrian Graham <agraham_at_ccat.co.uk>
Date: Tue Jul 18 07:09:26 2000

> I have the ability to burn most "mainstream" eproms that
> would be used in
> classic machines (from 2716's up to IIRC 27128 or 27256's)
> which I do know
> many other folks don't have the ability to do... So I think
> part of the
> "what would you fix vs. part out" question has a lot to do
> with what people actually have the ability to fix.

Before I started all this I woudn't have dared doing things like chip swaps,
de-soldering and re-soldering components, changing drive belts and general
easily-spotted repairs. Now I'll attempt apple floppy drive repair, I found
and fixed a bent pin on the mobo socket that stopped the brightness control
working on a Colour Classic, found blown fuses, bad connections, oxidised
chip pins etc and over a few months have acquired enough tools to do most
things. Though I still haven't got the right size nut spinner for my Lisa's
screen mountings :) Still can't troubleshoot dead chips either.

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Received on Tue Jul 18 2000 - 07:09:26 BST